Vlad Rostov

Career objective

• Looking for a contract for a project design / setup as a network engineer
• To lead a team
• Provide a support for existing projects
• Software design / developing

Experience

• 2008 - 2026-07
  Psiph0n. Canada.
  Senior network engineer.
  • Co-location management
    • Data synchronization, encryption, PGP (gpg)
    • Backups: local, remote, incremental
    • RAID: build, clone, recovery, monitoring
    • Virtual machines: Debian + KVM + QEMU
    • Load balancing: CPU, Networking
    • DNS, NTP, FTP, ssh/sftp, iptables, ipfw, NAT, sendmail, pop3
    • BGP
    • Monitoring
  • Crypto
    • Nodes, accounts: ETH, BTC, BCH, LTC
    • Private mining pool: BTC, BCH
    • Validator: ETH
  • Developing
    • Management backend - php, mysql
    • Apache web-proxy - C in Apache 2.x environment
  • SSL certs management (own scripts, godaddy/enom api)
  • Third party VPS management ~300 hosts - Linux, bind, apache
  • Linux, FreeBSD, Windows
  
  
• 2010 - Present
  Sailing.
  
  • CYA Advanced
  • Crew management
  • Risk management
  • Schedule planning
  • Trip planning
  • Major trips
    • Newport, RI - Bermuda - Sint Maarten
    • St Vincent - Antigua
  • Communications
    • Amateur radio
    • Marine radio
  
  
• June 2001 - Present
  VL7.net. Canada.
  
  • Anna-Art publishing - online store and business management database
    • Leads, Stats
    • Credit card processing, Clover API
  • Art school - school front end, classes and teachers management system
  • Web, mail, dns and database hosting, backup services
  • File servers: samba, ftp, nfs
  • Online stores
  
  
• 2002 - 2010
  EZD Consulting. Canada.
  IT system analyst. System administrator.
  • FreeBSD, Linux RH, Windows
  • Apache, IIS, sendmail, ssh/sftp, ftp, nat, ipfw
  • Database design, modeling, optimization, balancing - pgsql, mysql
  • DNS servers (Linux + Bind): ~500 domains
  • Mass web-site management (>1500 sites on 25 servers (18 *NIX + 7 Windows))
  • E-Mail auto responder: over 1.5M subscribers - C, mysql
  • Statistic system - JavaScript + PHP, C, mysql
  • Http reverse proxy - C
  • Monitoring system - csh
  • Online stores, CMS, forums
  • Online payment gateways: paypal, authorize.net, td, moneris - PHP, C
  • Local network (>45 workstations: NT, 2k, 2003): dhcp, load balancing, firewall, NAT, ADS
  • Internet/Office gateways (ppp + nat + firewall, dhcp; dial-in/out) - FreeBSD
  
  
• 2001 - 2002
  Ezeta FICISA. Buenos Aires, Argentina.
  Consultant.
  • Mail server (>200 account), sendmail, pop3, imap
  • File / print server - Samba
  • Network bridge and router - FreeBSD
  
  
• 2001 - 2002
  Fundacion C.E.C.E. Buenos Aires, Argentina.
  Consultant. Network Administrator.
  • LAN management server: file storage / print / gateway / DHCP - Win 2k
  • Local network (~30 workstations)
  
  
• 2000 - 2002
  Nueva Internet S.A. Buenos Aires, Argentina.
  System administrator, programmer.
  • Windows NT/2k: dns, iis, MS-SQL, ISA
  • FreeBSD, Linux RH: sendmail, dns, dhcp, ipfw, ipchain, httpd, ftp, ssh, telnet, mysql, pgsql, irc, nntp
  • DNS servers (NT/2k + Linux/BSD) (>60 domains)
  • E-Mail server: FreeBSD: senmdail, popa3d (>700 accounts)
  • Web servers (IIS: >30 sites; Apache: >60 sites)
  • IRC bots - C
  • Local network (>20 workstations)
  • Internet gateway - FreeBSD, ppp, nat
  • Web-forum - PHP, MySQL
  • Online store - PHP, MySQL
  
  
• 2000-05 - 2000-11
  CyberLazarus.net. Buenos Aires, Argentina.
  System administrator, programmer.
  • Win 98, Linux RH, Apache, ftp, telnet
  • Local network (6 workstations)
  • Internet gateway - Linux ppp + nat
  • Web-chat - apache cgi
  • Online store - PHP, MySQL
  • Online newspaper database - PHP, MySQL
  • Restaurant online ordering - PHP, MySQL
  
  
• 2000-01 - 2000-04
  Premier Ltd. Russia.
  System/database administrator, programmer.
  • Win 9x/NT, SCO OpenServer, Linux RH
  • Retail database - Progress
  • 3 branches network (3+7+15 workstations) - ppp over leased lines
  
  
• 1998 - 2000
  Coalition of Russian Dressers Ltd. Russia.
  Consultant.
  • Support/upgrade/troubleshooting (15 workstations)
  • Local network
  • Internet gateway
  
  
• 1998 - 2000
  South Russian Credit Union. Russia.
  System administrator, webmaster.
  • Support/upgrade/troubleshooting (10 workstations)
  • Local network
  • Managed Win 9x/NT
  • Internet gateway
  
  
• 1997 - 2000
  Bank 'SBS-Agro'. Regional branch in Rostov-on-Don, Russia.
  System engineer.
  • Design, build and support for computer networks in 42 branches (over 300 users)
  • Local / regional networks: Win xx/NT, NWLite, Linux RH (60 workstations)
  • Installed and supported: DOS, Win xx/NT, Linux, MS Office
  • Made system utilities for configuration, administration and secure MS-DOS systems - Assembler, Pascal
  • Data management tools - Delphi 3, Assembler, Pascal, FoxPro, Excel
  • File transfer systems on pure IPX protocol - Assembler
  • Web-banking system (dial-in) - Delphy, Telix
  • Technical support over the phone, email, and in person

Education

• 1992 - 1996
  Bachelor of technique and technology.
  Don State Technical University. Rostov-on-Don. Russia.